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To: Rarebird who wrote (58273)	9/18/2000 1:12:32 PM
From: marek_wojna	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116762

<death to communism> IS DEAD. AMEN. Communism provided competition to the democratic countries.It challenged the west in every possible aspect. First man in the space was the communist. Post war electronics were better than anything in the west. American planes were sitting ducks for the Russian MIG fighters during Korean war. Got to the point where US military offered $100.000 prize to any Korean pilot who will bring them the MIG. The one who did this is still living in United States. Took another 14 months before Americans came up with the prototype which could match it.Their social reforms like health care, education were copied in all western Europe and north of the border. What killed the communism - and this part is unwritten history - was personal decision of J.Stalin in 1949 that all studies of the silicon as a semiconductor in the transistors should be abandon. Instead germanium should take a place. His description of the computer published in his own encyclopedia became a dogma for long, long years. For him computer was the machine which will destroy working class. Not far from the truth. You can believe it or not - communism equipped with such a perfect control tool,lack of any opposition could change the path of modern history very drastic way. On the other hand in modern history we had nazism. ELECTED VERY DEMOCRATIC WAY. VERY CAPITALISTIC!!!.BACKED UP BY VERY WELL KNOWN NAMES.Got rid off opposition in first year of power.< Long-gone, something for you if you reading this. Under his rules only the strong had the right to live, posses, multiply>. A.Greenspan is still kindergarden kid compare to Hitler's economists like Dr.Schaht or Walther Funk. What does this have to do with the gold? Both systems communism and nazism were using propaganda of success.Both were deducting good percentage of manpower income for their promised good retirement.On the paper everything looked very promising. Paper is patient. With the first signs of inflation all accounts were closed That was not enough. These were very drastic examples, I believe it will not happen here. What I can feel under the skin is that when I listen to government financial reports it is harder and harder to find this fine line between report and propaganda.